Check out the infrastructure map on our website. 

Lawrence Avenue Streetscape  

• Landscaping work will be performed along the rest of the project and is scheduled to be completed by mid-June. Planters are being dug out and new topsoil will be added before plants are installed. Dead and damaged trees will also be replaced. Sod will be installed in early June. As always, please pay close attention to parking restrictions as crews will need to access these areas.
• There have been some issues with sidewalks and curbs/gutters along the stretch spalling and the contractor is looking into getting these sections removed and replaced. We will provide additional information on replacement timelines when they become available.
• The new traffic signal controller at Damen will be installed in early June and remaining electrical work is expected to be completed soon after this. Once the new signal has been activated, the other timings along the stretch will be adjusted.
• Gateway identifier poles were recently installed and neighborhood identifier poles and banner arms are in place. Bike arcs will be installed in early June.
• Additional work at Claremont Plaza has begun, with the brick pavers being adjusted.  Additional work will include a new fence to shield the dumpsters and stamped asphalt to connect through to Giddings Plaza.
• New benches and trash cans were installed along the corridor earlier this year.
• Remaining punch list items will be addressed this summer.  The expected completion date for the entire streetscape project is mid-July.

As always, pay close attention to parking restrictions.

Street Resurfacings Projects:

A couple projects approved with Ald. Pawar's 2014 aldermanic menu funds will soon be completed.  Here are the expected completion dates for these street resurfacing projects:

• 2530-2600 W Wilson (Maplewood to Rockwell) - 6/30/15
• 3700-3730 N Hoyne (Waveland to Bradley) - 6/30/15

Alley Resurfacing Projects:
A number of alley resurfacing projects have begun in the Ward that were funded with Ald. Pawar's 2013 and 2014 aldermanic menu funds. CDOT crews post orange signs for no parking at the end of the alley in order to remove, frame, and pour a new concrete apron; this process takes approximately a week.  The next step is to mill the alley, which consists of grinding and removing the top layer of asphalt. The large machines mill the majority of the alley one day and crews return with a smaller grinder to touch up around structures and garage aprons, which only requires an additional day of work. The other alley apron is also removed and replaced and orange signs are posted at the end of the alley for this work.  The final step is to resurface the alley with asphalt, which generally only takes a few hours and is ready to be driven on soon after being compacted.  Any gaps around the alley aprons from framing will be closed with asphalt.  The alley remains open during this entire process even if one end of the alley is temporarily closed off.  All of the projects currently in progress in the Ward are expected to be completed in late May or early June and here is CDOT's most recent schedule of anticipated completion dates (organized by block number):

• 1400 W Cuyler/Belle Plaine (Southport to Greenview; east end) - 6/4/15
• 2500 W Pensacola/Montrose (Campbell to River) - 6/2/15
• 3530 N Wolcott/Damen (Eddy to Addison- north-south stretch) - 5/28/15
• 3800 N Oakley/Claremont (Grace to Byron; north end) - 5/28/15
• 4100 N Hermitage/Ravenswood (Belle Plaine to Berteau) - 6/4/15
• 4100 N Oakley/Claremont (Belle Plaine to Berteau) - 6/3/15
• 4100 N Paulina/Hermitage (Belle Plaine to Berteau) - 6/4/15
• 4200 N Wolcott/Winchester (Berteau to Cullom) - 5/29/15
• 4300 N Claremont/Western (Cullom to Montrose) - 6/2/15
• 4300 N Wolcott/Winchester (Cullom to Montrose) - 6/3/15
• 4400 N Hermitage/Ravenswood (Montrose to Sunnyside) - 6/3/15
• 4500 N Clark/Greenview (Sunnyside to Wilson) - 6/2/15
• 4600 N Ravenswood/Wolcott (Wilson to Leland) - 6/1/15
• 4700 N Hermitage/Ravenswood (Leland to Lawrence) - 6/1/15
• 4700 N Paulina/Hermitage (Leland to Lawrence) - 6/1/15
• 4800 N Wolcott/Winchester (Lawrence to Ainslie; east-west stretch) - 5/29/15
• 4900 N Seeley/Hoyne (Ainslie to Argyle) - 5/29/15

Street Lighting Projects*:

• Greenview (3800-4000N) from Grace to Irving Park - 5/30/15
• Wayne (3900-4000N) from Byron to Irving Park - 5/30/15

*Full parkway restoration for these projects is scheduled to be completed by the end of June (weather permitting)

Ravenswood Metra Station

• The new station opened in early May (west side, for outbound trains)!
• Metra Phase II: Design and engineering work is currently being performed for improvements to the east side of the tracks and will be put out to bid once complete. Construction of the 11 new bridges and new station (east side, for inbound trains) is expected to start in spring 2016 will last approximately 18 months. Work on the east side will move faster than on the west side since the track is currently in place there and extensive retaining wall work is not necessary.  The middle track will also be removed as part of this project.

Water Main Replacement for the alley between Hermitage and Ravenswood from Montrsoe to 250' south of Cullom and Cullom from Ravenswood to Hermitage

Crews from the Dept. of Water Management are currently replacing the water main in the alley between Hermitage and Ravenswood from Montrose to 250' south of Cullom. The alley will be closed during working hours and parking restrictions are posted on Cullom, M-F from 7a to 4p. For more information on this project, please click here. 

Sewer Main Replacement for Paulina from Montrose to Cullom & Cullom from Paulina to Ravenswood

Crews from the Dept. of Water Management will be replacing the sewers from 1889 under Paulina from Montrose to Cullom & Cullom from Paulina to Ravenswood starting in June. This work will require a parking restrictions and a full street closure from 7am to 4pm Monday through Friday. There will also be a full closure of Montrose at Paulina for four days during this work. For complete information on this project, please click here. 

Water Main Replacement for Rockwell from Irving Park to Berteau

Contractors working with the Dept. of Water Management have replaced the water main from 1909 under Rockwell from Irving Park to Berteau. Restoration is underway. For more information on this project, please click here.  

Water Main Replacement for Rockwell from Lawrence to Montrose & Eastwood from Virginia to Western

Contractors working with the Dept. of Water Management have replaced the water mains from 1906 under Rockwell from Lawrence to Montrose and Eastwood from Virginia to Western.  Work is now complete with resurfacing and landscape restoration underway. Rockwell resurfacing will be completed today and Eastwood will be finished before noon tomorrow (pending weather). For more information on this project, please click here.

Water Mains Coming 2015-2016 Season:

New Divvy Stations

A total of 176 stations are being installed across the City as the Divvy network expands.  Please see www.divvybikes.com for station locations.  Here are the five stations that were recently installed in the 47th Ward:

• Rockwell & Eastwood
• Addison & Rockwell
• Oakley & Irving Park
• Campbell & Montrose
• Leavitt & Addison

For more information, visit the infrastructure section of our website or contact Jim Poole at jim@chicago47.org or 773-549-4462.